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**Author:** [@mpoulsen921](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mpoulsen921)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2020, 12:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dictionaries-as-arguments-in-runscript-expression/39654 "2020-10-15T12:58:46Z")
Hi, I am trying to make dynamic priorities for an alarm by querying the priorities from a database. I use the runScript function in the expression to call the system.db.runNamedQuery. However, how do I pass in the argu… --- ## [Vision Design for efficiency](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-design-for-efficiency/39689)
**Author:** [@rfedyk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rfedyk)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2020, 12:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-design-for-efficiency/39689 "2020-10-15T12:51:56Z")
In part of a recent post, I asked about scripting on a startup. It was agreed that this isn’t always a good idea . Could someone please give some pointers as to the most efficient way of using tags, bindings and script… --- ## [Retain Alarm Status Configuration in Vision](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/retain-alarm-status-configuration-in-vision/39705)
**Author:** [@andrea.orlandini](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrea.orlandini)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2020, 8:51am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/retain-alarm-status-configuration-in-vision/39705 "2020-10-15T08:51:58Z")
Hi everyone, is it possible to configure the Alarm Status Table (and Journal) to visualize certaing columns and retain the configuration after Logoff-Login of the user? Furthermore, has anyone ever created an Alarm Sta… --- ## [Designer doesn't support Chinese well](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-doesnt-support-chinese-well/23281)
**Author:** [@kyle\_dar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kyle_dar)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2020, 5:52am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-doesnt-support-chinese-well/23281 "2020-10-15T05:52:56Z")
I jsut restore a v7.9 backup. It seems that Designer doesn’t support Chinese well. I’ve already configured Translation correctly in v7.9, but it shows blank. These are the screenshots: Is there anywhere configurin… --- ## [Perspective Popup View - Keyboard Missing on Mobile](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-popup-view-keyboard-missing-on-mobile/24767)
**Author:** [@jay.diaz](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jay.diaz)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2020, 4:00am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-popup-view-keyboard-missing-on-mobile/24767 "2020-10-15T04:00:39Z")
I created a popup view which prompts the user to input some data into some text fields/areas as well as a dropdown. The issue is that when I open it up on mobile, when ever I attempt to type anything into any of the fiel… --- ## [Perspective Commit on Close option](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-commit-on-close-option/39694)
**Author:** [@tashby](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tashby)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-commit-on-close-option/39694 "2020-10-14T23:52:50Z")
In Vision, I can set a project setting to prompt if I want to commit a window or template. This is useful if I make a change that the ‘Undo’ function can’t fix and quickly close (selecting ‘No’ for commit), then re-open… --- ## [Program Scoped PLC UDT Tags With Same Name](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/program-scoped-plc-udt-tags-with-same-name/39685)
**Author:** [@rfedyk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rfedyk)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 11:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/program-scoped-plc-udt-tags-with-same-name/39685 "2020-10-14T23:10:25Z")
Ignition 8.0.15 Vision Designer Rockwell L84S I have a PLC program with Multiple UDT instances of the same name. i.e. they are program scoped in the PLC. If I insert a new data type it asks for the tag name. How do … --- ## [Perspective get page Id](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-get-page-id/39691)
**Author:** [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 10:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-get-page-id/39691 "2020-10-14T22:47:48Z")
How do we get the page id in perspective? For what ever reason, this has me stumped. --- ## [Perspective Table component background color](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-component-background-color/39591)
**Author:** [@ott.sellis](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ott.sellis)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-component-background-color/39591 "2020-10-14T21:09:09Z")
Hi, There does not seem to be a way to change the background color of the table component once the pager has been disabled. At least in version 8.0.16 I did not find a way to do so. I have set every possible style to be… --- ## [Conditional Alarm Notification](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/conditional-alarm-notification/39683)
**Author:** [@OkiePC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/OkiePC)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/conditional-alarm-notification/39683 "2020-10-14T20:57:52Z")
I have a system where the customer wants to be able to turn off alarm notifications temporarily for two specific alarms. There are door switches on some remote pump stations that they check daily, and they don’t want no… --- ## [Windows 10 Touchscreen Function](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/windows-10-touchscreen-function/39500)
**Author:** [@rfedyk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rfedyk)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/windows-10-touchscreen-function/39500 "2020-10-14T20:14:34Z")
I know this isn’t an Ignition issue, but it is a problem for me with Ignition nonetheless. I have read the forums regarding this issue, but cannot seem to find a suitable solution. I am having to double tap buttons for… --- ## [\[BUG\] Perspective logout "Connection Lost"-popup](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-perspective-logout-connection-lost-popup/31132)
**Author:** [@Tumeksi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Tumeksi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 8:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-perspective-logout-connection-lost-popup/31132 "2020-10-14T20:05:27Z")
Hi, When you logout from perspective session the “Connection Lost”-popup shows up for couple of seconds before the user is taken to the “Login”-page. Logout is done with a component that has the “Logout” action on the … --- ## [Need Tag and Historical help](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/need-tag-and-historical-help/39677)
**Author:** [@jason.schwenk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jason.schwenk)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 6:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/need-tag-and-historical-help/39677 "2020-10-14T18:59:35Z")
Hi everyone Pretty new to ignition design and I am having an issue figuring out an upcoming project. I have no problem with tags, historical and charting for tags that are constantly being polled like a pressure readin… --- ## [Min,Max,Avg Tag Calculation Query](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/min-max-avg-tag-calculation-query/39598)
**Author:** [@miyanalu](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/miyanalu)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/min-max-avg-tag-calculation-query/39598 "2020-10-14T18:57:49Z")
Hey, I am trying to use the system.tag.queryTagCalculation() to pull the minimum, maximum and average of a tag and have ran into some inconsistency. The Maximum Value is not matching the historical data (Station 9 Stat… --- ## [Credentials as seen by remote tag providers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/credentials-as-seen-by-remote-tag-providers/39674)
**Author:** [@RichardPriest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/RichardPriest)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/credentials-as-seen-by-remote-tag-providers/39674 "2020-10-14T17:59:02Z")
If I configure a remote tag provider on an Ignition Gateway that reads tags from an Edge Gateway and I access those tags though an authenticated Perspective session running on the Ignition Gateway, does the Edge Gateway … --- ## [Alarm pipeline failing to send email](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-pipeline-failing-to-send-email/31127)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-pipeline-failing-to-send-email/31127 "2020-10-14T14:15:28Z")
I’m getting an error when trying to send an email via an alarm pipeline. The pipeline uses an SMTP profile, and when I test the profile I can send an email no worries. When I test the pipeline however to the same email (… --- ## [Is it normal for my own posts to appear grayed-out?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-it-normal-for-my-own-posts-to-appear-grayed-out/39668)
**Author:** [@RichardPriest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/RichardPriest)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-it-normal-for-my-own-posts-to-appear-grayed-out/39668 "2020-10-14T17:36:10Z")
Whenever I post a topic, it appears grayed-out in listings, and I’ve also had few views and replies to my postings. is anyone seeing this post? --- ## [Touchscreen With Integrated Browser For Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/touchscreen-with-integrated-browser-for-perspective/39664)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Hodgson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mike_Hodgson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/touchscreen-with-integrated-browser-for-perspective/39664 "2020-10-14T17:29:08Z")
Hi, I’m looking for a 10" touchscreen that has an integrated browser, so when it boots up it can automatically start the browser and connect to the Ignition server running perspective. Has anyone used anything like this… --- ## [Module only works on the computer is was developed on](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/module-only-works-on-the-computer-is-was-developed-on/39671)
**Author:** [@bebel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bebel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/module-only-works-on-the-computer-is-was-developed-on/39671 "2020-10-14T17:28:48Z")
I have created a serial module. It works fine on the computer I developed it on but when I move it to another gateway it does not. I can script everything and at least appear to configure a port but I can’t open it. I as… --- ## [Limit Perspective Session to single browser tab](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/limit-perspective-session-to-single-browser-tab/39663)
**Author:** [@weertske](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/weertske)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/limit-perspective-session-to-single-browser-tab/39663 "2020-10-14T16:25:36Z")
@PGriffith @cmallonee Is there a way to limit a Perspective session to a single browser tab? --- ## [SMS Notification Block](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sms-notification-block/19334)
**Author:** [@johnfing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/johnfing)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sms-notification-block/19334 "2020-10-14T15:57:43Z")
When I create a Notification Block of type SMS in the Alarm Notification Pipelines, it has a property 'From Number', with a default value of 'null (?)'. It doesn't appear to let me change that, and when I attempt to sen… --- ## [Pass dynamic value to dock parameter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pass-dynamic-value-to-dock-parameter/39553)
**Author:** [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pass-dynamic-value-to-dock-parameter/39553 "2020-10-14T16:01:26Z")
Perspective 8.0.16 What’s the best way to pass a dynamic value to a dock view parameter? Right now I simply call system.perspective.openDock("dockID", params = {"HeaderText":self.custom.HeaderText}) On each view onSt… --- ## [SSO not working](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sso-not-working/28197)
**Author:** [@781646229](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/781646229)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 3:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sso-not-working/28197 "2020-10-14T15:21:27Z")
I need to use SSO login，I successfully configure User Sources of type Active Directory，I’ve also set the project’s properties to SSO login and the user source to my configured Active Directory, but I didn’t log in automa… --- ## [Gateway Timer Scripts Events](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-timer-scripts-events/39665)
**Author:** [@victor.meza](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/victor.meza)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-timer-scripts-events/39665 "2020-10-14T15:20:42Z")
Hello everyone, I’m running some timer scripts in order to get some information from a file.asc, it used to work properly but now it seems that the script is not working in this timer script. If I execute manually in th… --- ## [Maximum number of device connections](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/maximum-number-of-device-connections/39656)
**Author:** [@Neo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Neo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/maximum-number-of-device-connections/39656 "2020-10-14T15:14:50Z")
Is there a limit on maximum number of device connections (OPC UA, Modbus TCP, Siemens, Allen- Bradley etc.) that single Ignition gateway can support? --- ## [Dropdown SQL QUERY duplicates](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dropdown-sql-query-duplicates/39661)
**Author:** [@steven.cox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/steven.cox)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dropdown-sql-query-duplicates/39661 "2020-10-14T15:08:36Z")
Hi all, I have a dropdown bound to this query… Select\_binder is another dropdown. The query selects the correct row from binder\_topics, but it displays it 7 times… The tables are: binder\_names id binder\_name … --- ## [Uncaught Exception Client Error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/uncaught-exception-client-error/39642)
**Author:** [@MikeAllgood](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MikeAllgood)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/uncaught-exception-client-error/39642 "2020-10-14T15:07:38Z")
The attached image shows a Client error that has started showing up in the logs on a client system. This error just repeats over and over and I have been unable to identify what is causing it. I was hoping someone h… --- ## [\[BUG-15945\] Expression structure cannot handle a dataset](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-15945-expression-structure-cannot-handle-a-dataset/31842)
**Author:** [@weertske](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/weertske)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-15945-expression-structure-cannot-handle-a-dataset/31842 "2020-10-14T15:07:14Z")
As far as I can tell, this is a bug. The expression structure binding cannot handle a dataset. --- ## [Sample Report/Trend Graph](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sample-report-trend-graph/39662)
**Author:** [@dcamp1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dcamp1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sample-report-trend-graph/39662 "2020-10-14T14:37:08Z")
I’m in the Oil & Gas Industry, and just wanted to share this with others that may be in the same Industry. Almost all of our Pumping units have a VFD installed, this allows us to monitor/control each unit from our Scada… --- ## [Named Queries Testing tab doesn't resize](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/named-queries-testing-tab-doesnt-resize/39658)
**Author:** [@code\_skin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/code_skin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/named-queries-testing-tab-doesnt-resize/39658 "2020-10-14T14:32:51Z")
Version: 8.1.0-rc3 (b2020101217) Anyone else notice the parameter container is small and can’t be resized? It’s missing the handle like on the Authoring tab: [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md?page=1280) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md?page=1282)